Often I sit here on a Friday and reflect, what am I grateful for this week?
Sometimes I struggle.
And then I need to remind myself not to be so bloody ridiculous.
How in hell could there be nothing I'm grateful for.
It does not matter if my bank balance is dismal.
It does not matter if I'm tired.
It does not matter if I've had moments of feeling overwhelmed from little people, or from thinking I have nothing to wear.
What does matter is:
# My daughter looks out for me each week to make sure I've come to assembly. That heartfelt smile that she is valued when she seems me, I'm grateful.
# The little voice that says 'tank you mumma' so often through out the week when I provide my littlest man with a snack, his blanket, his dummy, I'm grateful.
# The cries of 'I love you' as I pull out the drive way each night for work, and the ritual of a hug, a kiss, a high five, a pinky shake from the boys, I'm grateful.
# The meal my husband will cook for the kids when I'm at work, even though he too has been at work all day, I'm grateful
It doesn't have to be over the top, it's not about the holiday, the new car, the fancy restaurant. I mean you can certainly be grateful for all those things too, but when life is playing ground hog day, there is still plenty to be grateful for.
Cheers
Mandy - that's a lovely list of gratefuls - and they really are the important things!
ReplyDeleteI saw that smile in assembly this week - extra wide cos she thought I wasn't coming!
Such true words and a lovely grateful.
ReplyDeleteOh this post makes my heart sing! Beautiful Mandy!! xx
ReplyDeleteit's the little things that keep us going isn't it?
ReplyDeleteLovely gratefuls.
week after week i am reminded that it is not about settling for a simple life of the little things, but in fact the little things are the biggest things of all. Every one of your gratefuls (to me) are incredible and would fill me up!
ReplyDeleteIt really is the simple things that we should be most grateful for, but often they get overlooked. Really lovely post Mandy.
ReplyDeleteLove your attitude Mandy! You're so right. It's the little things we should be grateful for. Because they're really the big things :)
ReplyDeleteSo nice to visit you. It's been a while. Hugs. xx
A lovely list..sometimes I sit down and struggle to feel grateful when there really is so much! Thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteOh so true, I get the groundhog day thing too and still there is such deliciousness here and there, lovely post.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. xx
gorgeous gratefuls mandy. enough to put a smile on anyones face.. i can't wait for the "i love you's" x
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Mandy. We don't always see those gratefuls that are staring us in the face! Those little things really aren't that little are they? They are often the most important. :-)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I struggle for anything to come to me right away, and then once I start opening up that grateful space in my mind the ideas flood in.
ReplyDeleteLovely gratefuls this week :)
You got it, Miss Mandy. It's not always easy, but practice makes perfect. It becomes a habit to look for the silver lining, no matter how hard it rains. x
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